On tonight’s program: Florida lawmakers are ready to include more teacher pay increases in their state budget plan. But it seems that may not be enough to defuse tensions among teachers who say it’s too little too late; Governor DeSantis and the legislative leader are getting behind four proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution; Governor DeSantis is appealing a recent federal court decision that favored Andrew Warren, the Hillsborough County state attorney the governor suspended last year; Ai generated political messages and some other uses of that technology would require full public disclosure if Florida lawmakers get their way; Proposed restrictions on social media access for young people have Governor DeSantis concerned about possible legal problems with that legislation; And several Florida elected officials were meeting with the families of gun violence victims last week as part of National Gun Violence Survivors Week.

On tonight’s program: Lawmakers are moving toward a ban on citizen police review boards; We talk with an expert on the impacts of unrestricted social media access on kids and younger teens; Pro-Palestinian student groups at two Florida universities continue to draw the ire of state officials who want to see the organizations disbanded; Florida lawmakers are subject to term limits and many of them support the same thing for local elected officials. But not all of those folks are fans of the idea; An inconclusive environmental study ordered by Florida lawmakers leads at least one advocacy group to suspect there may be something going on behind the scenes; And community and government organizations are joining forces to care for newborns whose mothers can’t.

On tonight’s program: Kids under the age of 16 would be banned from social media sites under legislation now picking up speed in the Florida Legislature; State lawmakers are looking at giving the governor the authority to order the Florida State Guard to cross state lines to help with disasters and other serious situations; The practice of “swatting,” or making bogus calls to law enforcement to report serious, violent crimes has now prompted a federal response; It would be a lot easier for storage unit firms to clear out and liquidate abandoned property under a bill now being considered in Florida; And today was Jimmy Buffet Day at the Florida Capitol.

On tonight’s program: Florida’s school voucher program got off to a shaky start as this school year got underway. Now the Florida House is suggesting some improvements; With home insurance rates still soaring, the state’s legislative Democrats are calling on their G.O.P. colleagues and Governor DeSantis to concentrate more on affordable housing; And talking smack to a police officer or other first responding could land you in jail under provisions of a bill now working its way through the Florida Legislature.

On tonight’s program: Democrats are speculating openly while Republicans are whispering privately: what will happen now that Governor DeSantis is back in Tallahassee to stay after his unsuccessful presidential bid?; Crime victims hold a Capitol rally and demand more be done to prevent crime and help its victims; State identification and insurance coverage requirements are the latest measures being considered by Florida lawmakers to impact the state’s transgender residents; No historical monuments – including those celebrating Confederate figures or the Confederate cause – could be removed under a bill moving through the Legislature; And the famed Tuskegee Airman would be honored under a bill that cleared an important committee today.

On tonight’s program: Governor Ron DeSantis suspended his presidential bid over the weekend. The head of Florida’s Democratic Party approves, but is also concerned about what kind of mood the governor may be in when he returns to Tallahassee; Florida abortion access advocates are marking the anniversary of the Roe V. Wade decision, even though another U.S. Supreme Court decision a year-and-a-half ago nullified Roe; Florida lawmakers are considering restrictions on local governments’ ability to raise their tax rates; Juveniles caught with illegal firearms could face felony charges if a bill moving through the Florida House becomes law; And bears are having more interactions with people in Florida and the Legislature is considering a bill to allow people to kill bears that stray onto their property.

On tonight's program: Florida lawmakers are looking at more restrictions on local governments and some of those local officials are more than a little concerned; Would more kids make it to school more consistently – and parents be happier – if school was year-round? Florida’s unemployment rate edged up in December; Florida’s ACLU chapter is heading to court to try and counter a number of bills the organization considers counter to the public interest; Just in case Ron DeSantis doesn’t win the presidency this year, might he get another shot in four years? We’ll check in with NBC’s senior political reporter for an answer; Why was Florida colored orange on national weather maps over the weekend while most of the rest of the country was purple? And we look at the fight between Florida State University and the athletic conference it’s trying to escape.

On tonight’s program: Florida’s young people may have some roadblocks to social media sites if a bill under consideration in the House achieves final passage; A bill to encourage more healthcare professionals in Florida is moving ahead in the Senate; Florida has turned down a federal offer of funding to provide more summer meals for kids. The Biden administration is trying to change that decision; We get an update on a bill to restrict all but certain flags to be raised on flagpoles that sit on government property; And Florida’s Arbor Day is Friday, January 19. The state’s 200 garden clubs will be out in force to promote more tree planting.

On tonight’s program: The Florida Senate starts looking at a constitutional amendment proposal that would halt public financing for statewide office campaigns; Flags other than U.S. and state flags would be banned from government building and school flagpoles under a bill being considered in the Florida House; Last week’s tornadoes hit Jackson County hard and one businessman there is still assessing damage to his property; And the move is on to dethrone the mockingbird as Florida’s official state bird.

On tonight’s program: After a razor-thin second place finish in the Iowa causes, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis hits the campaign trail for New Hampshire and South Carolina; Pregnancy care inflames partisan passions in the Florida Capitol; Term limits for Florida’s county commissioners is moving ahead in this year’s legislature, but it seems the matter may not be the slam-dunk its proponents imagined; And new safeguards for students on the autism spectrum are under consideration by Florida lawmakers.